人形家

Japanese
Kanji in this term
人 形 家
にん
Grade: 1		 ぎょう
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: 2
goon kan’on

Etymology

Compound of 人形 (ningyō, “doll”) +‎ 家 (-ka, “-er, maker”).

This term is rare, and is not listed in many dictionaries.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋʲɡʲo̞ːka̠]

Noun

人(にん)形(ぎょう)家(か) • (ningyōka) 

  1. (rare) someone who makes dolls as a profession: a dollmaker
    Synonyms: (more common) 人形師 (ningyōshi), 人形作家 (ningyō sakka)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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